Physician Assistant Salary in Delaware
Median annual pay in Delaware
$139,350
$67.00/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Delaware
$139,618
Regional Price Parity: 99.808 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($135,880): +$3,470 (+2.6%)
Delaware ranks 16th of 51 states by median pay, and 26th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $108,560 | $52.19 |
| 25th percentile | $128,800 | $61.93 |
| Median | $139,350 | $67.00 |
| 75th percentile | $156,880 | $75.42 |
| 90th percentile | $175,970 | $84.60 |
Employment
- Employment in Delaware
- 860
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Delaware
- $139,350
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $135,880
- Difference
- +$3,470 (+2.6%)
Cost of living
$139,350 ÷ 99.808 × 100 = $139,618
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | ||
| 14th | $139,920 | $151,737 6th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 15th | $139,860 | $134,987 35th |
| Delaware This page | ||
| 16th | $139,350 | $139,618 26th |
| Maryland | ||
| 17th | $137,560 | $131,061 42nd |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 18th | $136,550 | $155,448 1st |
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Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
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≥ $239,200/year Delaware
- Nurse Practitioner salary in Delaware
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +21.1%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Master's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Physician Assistants; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Physician Assistant salary in nearby places
- Physician Assistant salary in Maryland
$137,560/year Maryland
- Physician Assistant salary in New Jersey
$165,690/year New Jersey
- Physician Assistant salary in Pennsylvania
$127,070/year Pennsylvania
- Physician Assistant salary in the U.S.
$135,880/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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